John thomas harland



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J.,T. HARLAND.

SHIPPING GAN.'

Patented Mar. 4

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JOHN THOMAS I-IARLAND, OF CLINTON, ONTARIO, CANADA.

SHIPPING-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 422,525, dated March 4, 1890. Application tied November 12, 1389. serial No. 330,106. (No moat-,1.) Patented tu canada Apta 29, 1889, No. 31,199

To all whom/it 71ml/ con/cern:

. Be it known that 1, JOHN THOMAS HARLAND, merchant, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at the town of Clinton, in the county of I-Iuron and Province of Ontario, one of the Provinces of the Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and useful Shipping-Can for Shipping and Handling Varnishes, Oils, and other Liquids, (for which I have obtainedapatent in the Dominion of Canada, No. 31,199, bearing date April 29, 1889,) of which the following is a specilication.

My invention relates to improvements in shipping-cans for shipping and handling varnishes, oils, and other liquids, in which a cylindrical sheet-metalV can having pivots securely fastened on each end of same operates in conjunction with a wooden case incasing said can, and in which the can is suspended in such a manner as to permit of the can be-` ing tilted toward the front of the' case; and the objects of my improvement are, first, to insure safety in shipping, and, second, for convenience in handling varnishes, oils, and other liquids. Iattain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a vertical central sectional View of my improved shipping can and case in an upright position, the can being also shown in dotted lines as being tilted; and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the improved case and can, showing in dotted lines the front strip of case swung back, so that t-he can may be tilted to discharge.

Similar letters refer to similar parts thro u ghv out the several views. l

In t-he drawings, A is the case, made of stopper E, and having the bottom atthe front edge, immediately below spout C, concaved, as indicated by II, so as to permit of sufficient tilt to can B to completely empty it of its contents, said case A being also furnished with a movable front piece protecting and guarding can B, secured at the top of case by means of a screw and securely fastened at the bot` tom to a piece of wood set in upon the bottom of case A, and secured thereto by a screw -in such a manner as to permit of its being swung out and in, as upon a hinge, so that the whole front piece may be swung back by the removal of the screw at the top of case A.

The can Bis substantially made of sheet metal, cylindrical in shape, with fiat ends furnished with pivotV D on each; end, and spout C, having in connection with it a venttube F, passing from near the top of the spout C to can E, and communicating with the interior thereof` at the center of the top, by means of w-hi'ch the air is admitted into the can B when its contents are being discharged, thus securing an even and steady discharge and preventing gurgling.

The spout C is placed'in the center of can B and parallel with front of case A, and of sufficientlength so as to press tightly against the pad-stopper E, and is for use in filling or discharging the can. t

The pivot D is securely fastened -on each end of can B, slightly removed from lthe cent-er of said ends toward the top and front of the case A, and fitting into sockets made in the sides of case A, by means of which can B is suspended in case Ain such a manner as to allow can B to be tilted toward the front of case A for the purpose of removing contents, and so that when let go said can B will automatically recover its position when not in use. The pad-stopperE is made of leather or other soft material and placed on the under side of the top of case A, in the middle thereof, to the front, so as to receive spout C, by means of which the can B is automatically sealed and the contents thereof prevented from wasting from spil-ling or evaporation.

I am aware that prior to myinvention metal cans inelosed in wooden easesv have been ing can B, having the pivots D, spout C, and 1o made. I therefore do not claim sueh a comvent-tube F, connected therewlth, substanbination, broadly; but tiaily as specified.

That I do claim as lny invention, and desire Clinton, November 4, 1889. 5 to secure by Letters Patent, is- JOHN THOMAS HARLAND.

The combination, with the case having a pad-stopper E attached to the under side of In presence ofthe top of the ease adjacent to its junction J AMES SCOTT, with the front piece, 0f the cylindrical swing- ALEX MCMURCHIE. 

